Is CVE-2023-40459 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-40459 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-40459?

CVE-2023-40459 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-40459?

Patch guidance is available from sierrawireless security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-40459.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-40459?

1 product: sierrawireless aleos.

Fix CVE-2023-40459 - HIGH sierrawireless aleos

Description

The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not adequately perform input sanitization during authentication, which could potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of becoming unavailable.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SIERRAWIRELESS
Published: 12/4/2023
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-40459

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